Pittsburgh January 11^th 1793 Sir Your letter by M^r Mifflin of the 4^th instant was received this morning — I can give you no farther explanation of the 533 dollars charged to General Wilkinson, than the following M^o — on the 5^th of September I paid him 50 dollars on account at his written request, that on the 1^st October I paid I Carueal 3 dollars on his account at his Written request, and that on the 11^th November he drew a peremptory Warrant on me for five hundred dollars to be placed to his own proper account, which was paid accordingly to his Aid de Camp, which last sum he told me M^r Bailey was for the Relief of family of Major Adams Militia who were intended to be discharged after their defeat at S^t Clair. But on the final settlement of Adams pay roll he exhibited no charge against any of the said Militia, and consequently the Dep Hands to his own proper account as expressed in the Warrant. Your letters and papers addressed to me through M^r Belli and your letter of Nov^r 9^th and enclosures were received by me at Legion Ville on the 7^th instant and will be attended to — I am getting in train as fast as possible to render you an accurate Statement of all my past transactions and shall lose no time in Completing it I am Sir Your Very Humble Serv^t [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] To Jos Howell Jr Act^t W. D. [Verso:] 20 Jan^y 11, 1793 Pitts Joseph Howell 1^st Esquire Accountant War Department Philadelphia [From Caleb [undecipherable] Jan^y 11. 1793]